はた

See also: はだ

Japanese

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠ta̠]

Adverb

はた • (hata) 

1. abruptly, recklessly (of hitting or striking an object)

   はたとひざを打だ(う)つ

   hata to hiza o utsu

   slap one's knee suddenly (in realization)

2. suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly (of change in movement or situation)

   はたと答こたえ(とう)弁べん(べん)に詰つめ(つ)まる

   hata to tōben ni tsumaru

   be suddenly lost for words

3. being focused on one point

   はたとにらみつける

   hata to niramitsukeru

   stare at (something) focused

4. completely, entirely, totally

   Synonyms: 完全かんぜんに (kanzen ni), 全まったく (mattaku), すっかり (sukkari)

Etymology 2

This is the only known citation. The type of cloth is unknown. The three other examples in the same text refer to cloth made from various plants, so this could be the original meaning. Otherwise it may be identified as 機き (hata, “woven”). The pronunciation may have even been /hada/ since voicing is not always explicitly marked.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はた [háꜜtà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ta̠]

Noun

はた • (hata) 

1. (hapax) a type of cloth
   • c. 800: Shibunritsu Ongi (page 47)

     絁衣 波なみ太ふとし衣ころも

     rough silk cloth: pataKINU

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of はた – see the following entries.

【二に十じゅう】 [numeral] (obsolete) twenty; 20 Alternative spelling 廿にじゅう

【旗はた】4 [noun] flag

【機き】4 [noun] (weaving) a loom [noun] woven cloth

【畑はたけ】3 [proper noun] a surname Alternative spelling 畠はたけ

【秦はた】J [proper noun] a place name [proper noun] a surname

【羽太はぶと】 [noun] a grouper (fish) Alternative spelling ハタ

【凧たこ】J [noun] kite

【羽田はた】 [proper noun] Hata (a neighborhood of Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan) [proper noun] a surname

(This term, はた (hata), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as はた, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はた.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 将はた, 杯はい, 端はし, 鰭ひれ, 飛蝗ばった, 八太はった, 硲はざま, 羽はね多おお, 葉は田た, 八田はった, 波田なみた, 漢かん, 波多はた, 葉多はた.)

References

• Tsukishima, Hiroshi (c. 800) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 2: Shibunritsu Ongi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1979, →ISBN